Graham Bonnet

Graham Bonnet
Bonnet at the 2008 Sauna Open Air Metal Festival
Bonnet at the 2008 Sauna Open Air Metal Festival
Background information
Born (1947-12-23) 23 December 1947 (age 76)
Skegness, Lincolnshire, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1967–present
Formerly ofThe Marbles, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, Impellitteri, Blackthorne, Anthem
Websitegrahambonnetofficial.com

Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri.[1] He is known for his powerful singing voice but is capable of also singing soft melodies.[2][3][4][5][6] His singing has been noted as "very loud" by both his contemporaries and himself,[7] and he claims to be a self-taught singer with "no discipline for lessons".[8] Bonnet's visual style, considered uncharacteristic of hard rock musicians, has been described as being a cross between Don Johnson in Miami Vice and James Dean.[9]

  1. ^ Prato, Greg "Graham Bonnet Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 23 January 2010
  2. ^ "Tribute to Trevor Gordon: Archive interview of the Marbles from 1969". Bee Gees Days.
  3. ^ Dome, Malcolm (9 October 2009). "The Great Rainbow Debate (Part 2): A Boost For Bonnet". Classic Rock Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012.
  4. ^ Gardiner, Philip (15 September 2011). "Somewhere Over the Rainbow – The Graham Bonnet Interview". Gardiner's World. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  5. ^ "VETERAN HARD ROCKERS FORM NEW ALL-ACOUSTIC TRIO". Fishman. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  6. ^ "GRAHAM BONNET Joins Forces With MARIO PARGA in New All-Acoustic Project". Blabbermouth. 22 September 2013.
  7. ^ Sakis Nikas and Yannis Dolas. "Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet". RockPages.gr. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  8. ^ Galysh, Adrian (3 February 2012). "Interview with vocal legend, Graham Bonnet". Adrian Galysh Blog.
  9. ^ "Interview with Graham Bonnet (Vocals) (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, Impellitteri)". My Global Mind.